Precipitated Withdrawal following Emergency Department-initiated Buprenorphine: A Retrospective Study
PW was uncommon following ED-initiated buprenorphine in this cohort. However, the rate of PW was higher than reported in some prior studies. Patients should be counseled regarding the possibility of PW before treatment, and clinicians should be prepared to address symptoms of PW when they occur.
Authors
- Matthew Poremba
- Benoit Stryckman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9476-5033)
- Ian Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8373-309X)
- R. Gentry Wilkerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-4421)
- Daniel B. Gingold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8674-5091)
- Katherine Donegan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3488-9130)
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Maryland Medical Center (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Endo Pharmaceuticals (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Addiction Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000001619
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00